Land Surveyor at Collection Development Limited

Collection Development Limited - We develop, manage and invest with a purpose of improving property and places to deliver lasting commercial and social benefit. We are a curious team of real estate experts that identify opportunities where we can create and capture significant value. We are Collection Developments.

Our goal is to create places that people want to be in. We take a long-term approach to real estate, maximising risk-adjusted returns across portfolios and generating consistent returns for our partners whilst setting new standards for homes, workplaces and cultural spaces that people love.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Land Surveyor

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• The Land Surveyor establishes and maintains the site grid and benchmark system and provides accurate setting-out for all residential blocks.
• The integrity of the setting-out system underpins every structural element across the project; an error at this stage propagates through every floor of every block. CDL deploys Land Surveyors across both the structural and civil workstreams.

Key Responsibilities

• Establish the site grid and permanent benchmark system before any construction commences; obtain sign-off from the Construction Manager and structural engineer on all control points
• Set out all block positions and column grid positions to survey accuracy before each raft commences
• Provide level control for all floor slabs: establish floor datum marks on columns before each pour and verify slab thickness after striking
• Set out all internal partition positions on each floor as required by the Fit-Out Manager
• Check and record all as-built column and slab positions after construction; produce as-built survey records
• Maintain the site survey register: all setting-out records, checks, and as-built measurements
• Provide survey support to the Site Engineers during reinforcement inspections
• Calibrate and maintain all survey instruments on site

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Surveying or Civil Engineering; registration with SURCON (Surveyors Council of Nigeria) is preferred
• Minimum 8 years of land surveying experience on major construction projects
• Proficiency with total station, digital level, and GPS survey equipment
• Experience in setting out multi-storey reinforced concrete structures

Key Competencies and Personal Attributes:

• High precision and absolute accuracy in all survey work
• Meticulous record-keeping
• Ability to work quickly and accurately under programme pressure on a busy site.

Application Closing Date
31st August, 2026.

How to Apply
Intsrested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: careers@collection.gp using the Job Title as subject of the mail.